SALARY RANGE:

OPEN PERIOD:

SERIES & GRADE:

GS-1001-11

POSITION INFORMATION:

Full Time -
Permanent

DUTY LOCATIONS:

1 vacancy in the following location:Fort Hood, TX United StatesView Map

WHO MAY APPLY:

See Who May Apply

JOB SUMMARY:

Civilian employees serve a vital role in supporting the Army mission. They provide the skills that are not readily available in the military, but crucial to support military operations. The Army integrates the talents and skills of its military and civilian members to form a Total Army.

About the Local area:Fort Hood is nicknamed The Great Place and rests in the beautiful "hill and lake" country of Central Texas between Killeen and Copperas Cove. Fort Hood is approximately 60 miles north of the capital city of Austin, 50 miles south of Waco, 160 miles south of Dallas, 150 miles north of San Antonio and 200 miles north of Houston. All of these cities and those in between offer fine shopping, dining and nearly anything else you would want to do. Central Texas is the ideal location for outdoor activities. There are two lakes nearby, Belton and Stillhouse, which provide year round outdoor recreation activities particularly if you enjoy boating, camping, fishing, etc.For more information, go to: www.hood.army.mil; http://www.ci.killeen.tx.us; http://www.copperascove.com;

 Provide advice and assistance to the VI Manager to help them with planning and approval for new and replacement VI equipment systems and related components.

 Analyze system interfaces between operating systems, hardware, and applications software to ensure efficient utilization of VI computer resources in both the current and projected systems environment.

 Represent the VI Manager on the Army-wide Configuration Control Board for the new VI Software, including installation, system administration, and interfacing problem areas with developers at higher headquarters.

 Work with the NEC to add and or update user accounts; use applicable helpdesk and Enterprise software tool to check and monitor user profiles; annotates all applicable training requirements supporting validation; and enables/disables profile accounts.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: To Qualify applicants must possess one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade/level (GS-09). Specialized experience is defined as: Technical knowledge to research and procure appropriate VI equipment, repair AV components, and provide technical services; knowledge and skill of various types of small computer systems and peripherals in order to install, configure, upgrade, troubleshoot, and repair Visual Information (VI) computer systems.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency (knowledge, skills, abilities) in the following areas:

Knowledge and technical expertise of electronic principles, including the ability to interpret technical specifications and schematic diagrams, and the ability to apply technical knowledge to research and procure appropriate VI equipment, repair parts, and technical services.

Expert knowledge and skill of various types of small computer systems is required in order to install, configure, upgrade, troubleshoot, and repair Visual Information (VI) computer systems.

Specific knowledge and skill of VI equipment, products, and services is needed in order to develop technical requirements and translate those requirements into operational equipment systems. (ex: Adobe Graphic Design and Photography software).

Knowledge and technical expertise to order many components from a variety of sources, ensuring they work together to create large complex systems.

Knowledge of US Army logistical procedures is needed to order, receive, and properly account for high-dollar equipment.

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must meet the Time in Grade Restriction.

Time in Grade Restriction: Must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the GS-09 grade (or equivalent).

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related.

 Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in the vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

 This position requires a valid driver's license and forklift operator's license.

 Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance.

 Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid experience or volunteer work.

 Alternate work schedule, shift work and weekend/holiday work may be required.

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:

Your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be reviewed to verify that you meet the basic eligibility and qualification requirements. Your responses to the questionnaire will be used to evaluate your relevant personal, educational, and work experiences. Only the most recently submitted resume will be considered.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. Well-qualified is defined as meeting all of the minimum qualification standards and eligibility requirements as well as possessing skills that clearly exceed the minimum qualification requirements for the position. Under competitive delegated examining, an ICTAP eligible will be considered well-qualified if they attain an eligibility rating of 90 or higher, not including points for veterans' preference. You must provide proof of eligibility with your application to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Information about ICTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/ctap/index.asp.

 In accordance with section 9902(h) of title 5, United States Code, annuitants reemployed in the Department of Defense shall receive full annuity and salary upon appointment. They shall not be eligible for retirement contributions, participation in the Thrift Savings Plan, or a supplemental or redetermined annuity for the reemployment period. Discontinued service retirement annuitants (i.e. retired under section 8336(d)(1) or 8416(b)(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code) appointed to the Department of Defense may elect to be subject to retirement provisions of the new appointment as appropriate. (See DoD instructions 1400.25, Volume 300, at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives.)

 Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.

HOW TO APPLY:

To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package. Application packages must include:

1. Your resume: If you submit a resume with inappropriate material e.g. photos, you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your resume may be submitted in any format. For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). Resumes that do not contain this information will be marked as insufficient and applicants may not receive consideration for this position.2. Your responses to the questionnaire3. Additional required documents (see Required Documents section below)

The complete Application Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on Friday, November 23, 2012.

To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the questionnaire. Please ensure you click the Submit My Answers button at the end of the process. To fax supporting documents you are unable to upload, complete this cover page http://staffing.opm.gov/pdf/usascover.pdf using the following Vacancy ID 783139. Fax your documents to 1-478-757-3144.

If you cannot apply online, you will need to provide the same information obtained in the online process. You will need three documents to complete this process: the Occupational Questionnaire, the scan response form, U.S. Office of Personnel Management Occupational Questionnaire (OPM Form 1203-FX), and a separate document described in item #3. below.

2. View Occupational Questionnaire. Use this information to guide you in completing the OPM Form 1203-FX. Note that you may be instructed to leave some responses blank on the scan response form.

3. On a separate document, please identify which position(s) on your resume (include title, organization, and employment dates) support any response of E ("I am considered an expert in performing this task....").

4. Fax the completed OPM Form 1203-FX, along with your required and supporting documents, to 1-478-757-3144. Your OPM Form 1203-FX will serve as a cover page for your fax transmission.

PLEASE NOTE: The numbering on the OPM Form 1203-FX will not match the Occupational Questionnaire. Section 25 of the OPM Form 1203-FX continuously numbers from number one, while the Questionnaire starts each section of questions with number one. When entering your responses please continue regardless of number sequence. This issue has been identified and will be resolved as soon as possible.

It is your responsibility to verify that information entered, uploaded, or faxed (i.e., resume) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Faxed documents must be completely transmitted by 11:59p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the closing date of the announcement.

The Department of the Army provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the servicing civilian personnel unit. Requests for reasonable accommodation are made on a case-by-case basis.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:

The following documents are required:

Resume: If you submit a resume with inappropriate material e.g. photos, you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your resume may be submitted in any format. For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). Resumes that do not contain this information will be marked as insufficient and applicants may not receive consideration for this position.

If the position has an education requirement or you are qualifying based on a combination of education and experience or solely on education, you must submit your college transcripts with your application.

You MUST submit documents verifying your eligibility with your application package. These documents may include, but are not limited to: for current employment verification, a SF-50 or DD3434; If you are claiming Veterans Preference or Military Spouse preference (MSP), to verify your preference claim you MUST submit supporting documents with your application package. These documents may include, but are not limited to: for MSP claims, PCS orders and marriage certificate; for verification of Veteran Preference, DD214 (which indicates character of service) SF-15, VA Letter and/or Activation/Deactivation orders.

If you are currently serving on active duty: You MUST submit a certification from the armed forces that certifies the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date the certification is signed. If you supply a certification at this stage, your preference/eligibility will be verified prior to appointment. For more information about Veteran's Preference, please click this link: http://www.opm.gov/employ/veterans/html/vetguide.asp. Please upload veteran's documents under the appropriate category

If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and will not be considered any further.

PLEASE NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents like military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for other than the applicant. These documents may be sanitized to remove such personal information before submission with the application. Applicants may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents upon selection to confirm eligibility.

AGENCY CONTACT INFO:

WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT:

Once the application process is complete, a review of your application will be made to ensure you meet the job requirements. To determine if you are qualified for this job, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the occupational questionnaire. The numeric rating you receive is based on your responses to the questionnaire. The score is a measure of the degree to which your background matches the knowledge, skills, and abilities required of this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating.

To check the status of your application or return to a previous or incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account, select My Applications, and click on the more information link under the application status for this position.

If no email address is provided, you are responsible for checking status updates and notifications in Application Manager.Hard copy notifications will not be sent to you.